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253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti between June 2026 and May 2027, including 93,873 severe and 159,852 moderate cases.
Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)
World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence
29 of Haiti's 140 municipalities are projected to reach IPC acute malnutrition phase 3, Serious, between December 2026 and May 2027; Cité Soleil and Cabaret are expected to reach phase 4, Critical.
Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)
World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence
167 million people face moderate or severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean; in addition, more than 33 million suffer from hunger and over 181 million cannot afford a healthy diet.
World Food Programme (2026)
World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino
CARE
64% more likely to resolve their iron deficiency had children who consumed biofortified pearl millet for six months in Maharashtra, India (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
64% más probabilidades de resolver su deficiencia de hierro tuvieron los niños que consumieron mijo perla biofortificado por seis meses en Maharashtra, India (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.
3 months of consuming biofortified orange maize significantly increased total body vitamin A stores in 5-7-year-old children in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
3 meses de consumo de maíz naranja biofortificado aumentó significativamente las reservas corporales totales de vitamina A en niños de 5-7 años en Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.
14.5% represents chronic malnutrition (low height for age) in children under 5 years at national level in El Salvador (Martín Manzano, 2012).
El 14.5% representa la desnutrición crónica (baja talla para la edad) en menores de 5 años a nivel nacional en El Salvador (Martín Manzano, 2012).
Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.
8.3% represents chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years in rural areas, a figure that increases compared to the national average (Martín Manzano, 2012).
El 18.3% representa la desnutrición crónica en menores de 5 años en la zona rural, cifra que aumenta comparada con el promedio nacional (Martín Manzano, 2012).
Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.
2% reduction in chronic malnutrition in children under two years in participating families is the goal for 2014 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
2% de reducción de desnutrición crónica en niños y niñas menores de dos años en las familias participantes es la meta para 2014 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.
